Bjorn Koch enjoys fine dining, travel, and cultural experiences

Ulmer Münster: the stairway to heaven

The halfway room was a dark, wood-panelled affair. Breathless from the climb up, I stopped at its walls, lined with photographs of the world’s tallest religious towers in ascending order. Outside, a German visitor emerged from a stairwell and entered the room, smiling broadly. She was presumably on the way back down.